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Loading... A chronological history of the discoveries in the South Sea or Pacific Oceanby James Burney
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. There is not so valuable a digest of voyages extant in any language. For accuracy in all his statements, he stands out in bold relief from the great multitude of compilers. no reviews | add a review
Captain James Burney (1750-1821), the son of the musicologist Dr Charles Burney and brother of the novelist Fanny Burney, was a well-travelled sailor, best known for this monumental compilation of voyages of discovery in the Pacific Ocean. After joining the navy in 1764, he sailed on Cook's second voyage between 1772 and 1774, and was also present on the ill-fated third voyage. He retired from the navy in 1784 and turned to writing works on exploration. These volumes, published between 1803 and 1817, and regarded as the standard work on the subject for much of the nineteenth century, contain collected accounts of European voyages of discovery in the Pacific Ocean between 1492 and 1764. Burney provides summaries of Spanish, Dutch and English accounts, which include descriptions of voyages to China, Micronesia and Australia. Volume 2 covers voyages between 1579 and 1620, including that of Sir Richard Hawkins. No library descriptions found. |
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